Academy invites 120 new members

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has extended membership invitations to 120 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves in the field of theatrical motion pictures. The group will be the only new voting members invited to join the organization in 2006.

“Two years ago the Academy decided to slow membership growth, and to become even more selective in choosing members,” said Academy President Sid Ganis. “Instead of inviting every proposed person who has achieved the minimum qualifications for his or her branch, the membership committees are selecting the most exceptionally qualified names from those lists.”

Procedures instituted two years ago allow the organization to fill vacancies resulting from death and transitions to retired (non-voting) status and grow by a maximum of 30 new members annually.

The 120 invitees are:

ACTORS

AT-LARGE

Amy Adams

Grover Crisp

Eric Bana

Louis D’Esposito

Maria Bello

Daniel Glickman

Dakota Fanning

Steve Papazian

Jake Gyllenhaal

David Young

Terrence Howard

Felicity Huffman

Keira Knightley

CASTINGDIRECTORS

Heath Ledger

Sarah Halley Finn

Hayley Mills

Randi Hiller

Barry Pepper

Joaquin Phoenix

Jon Polito

CINEMATOGRAPHERS

Ving Rhames

Lance Acord

Liev Schreiber

Paul Cameron

David Strathairn

Cesar Charlone

Rachel Weisz

Denis Lenoir

Wally Pfister

ANIMATORS

Roberto Schaefer

Wayne Allwine

Sandi Sissel

Mark Andrews

Tom Stern

Steve Box

Salvatore Totino

John Canemaker

Will Finn

Rex Grignon

COSTUMEDESIGNERS

Andrew Jimenez

Jacqueline Durran

Tim Johnson

Janty Yates

Hayao Miyazaki

DIRECTORS

LIVEACTIONSHORTFILMS

Werner Herzog

Pia Clemente

Nicole Holofcener

Martin McDonagh

Gavin Hood

Rob Pearlstein

Bennett Miller

Mark Waters

MAKEUP/HAIRSTYLISTS

Lance Anderson

Nick Dudman

DOCUMENTARY

Paola di Florio

Alex Gibney

MUSIC

Hubert Sauper

Harry Gregson-Williams

Alberto Iglesias

Dario Marianelli

Dolly Parton

EXECUTIVES

Gail Berman

Jeff Bewkes

PRODUCERS

Colin Callender

Albert Berger

Andrew E. Cripps

Bill Kong

Hal Gaba

Tom Luddy

Elizabeth Gabler

Gail Mutrux

Douglas Mankoff

Diane Nabatoff

Michael Paseornek

Cathy Schulman

Paul Schaeffer

Jennifer Todd

Jonathan Sehring

Robert K. Weiss

Michael J. Werner

Ron Yerxa

PRODUCTIONDESIGNERS/

FILMEDITORS

ARTDIRECTORS

Tom Finan

Mark Friedberg

Wayne Wahrman

Sarah Greenwood

Hughes Winborne

Tom Reta

Melissa Stewart

Tom Wilkins

PUBLICRELATIONS

VISUALEFFECTS

Andre Caraco

Jim Berney

Mary Murphy Conlin

Pablo Helman

Steve Elzer

Jeffrey M. Kleiser

Barbara Glazer

Michael Meinardus

Rick Lynch

William F. “Bill” Shourt

Steven T. Miller

Dan Taylor

Bill Tondreau

Bill Westenhofer

SCIENTIFICANDTECHNICAL

James Beshears

WRITERS

Lanny Raimondo

Noah Baumbach

Kenneth S. Williams

Jeffrey Caine

Jean-Claude Carrière

Dan Futterman

Tony Kushner

SETDECORATORS

Bobby Moresco

Trisha Edwards

Josh Olson

Victor Zolfo

SOUND

Ulrika Akander

Anthony (Chic) Ciccolini III

Eugene Gearty

Michael Semanick

Renée Tondelli

New members will be welcomed into the organization at an invitation-only reception on Wednesday, September 20, at the Academy’s Fairbanks Center for Motion Picture Study in Beverly Hills.